monica yant here has more from rio de janeiro everybody is out and about as if nothing were happening that's pretty much the case for example it's very hot here in rio de janeiro it's winter but it's been very hot it's a very hot season all over brazil and people are out on the no social distancing no masks they're out in bars and restaurants and the government also doesn't give a good example the president himself isn't one that likes wear masks so people have just been walking around as if nothing much is happening neighboring peru has the highest corona virus death rates per capita in the world. and other health workers are on strike demanding better equipment to fight the spiraling outbreak. 2. 2 of the united states' largest airlines are asking thousands of employees to go on leave as politicians struggle to agree on a new coronavirus relief bill you noted furloughing more than 13000 staff at american airlines some 19000 a federal ban on layoffs expires later on. indian police are being accused of creating the body of a teenage girl against her family's wishes the 19 year old aft

worst fires in a decade environmental activists say present environmental policies are to blame monica yant reports from red has narrowed. brazil's amazon rain forest is shrinking by the day. last year it lost 10000 square kilometers to fires land grabbers and loggers this year it may lose even more according to new data just released by brazilian space agency. during the 1st 9 months of 202076000 fires tore through the rain forest the most for that period in a decade where all were brazil's worst the forestation record was in 1905 when 29000 square kilometers of the amazon was destroyed we had managed to reduce that number to 4000 square kilometers in 2012 but since then destruction has been on the rise. illegal logging and mining are problem but the main culprits are cattle ranchers who set fires to clear the land for pasture. indigenous activists amandla from the saturday i'm aware tribe leans president also matters right wing government for easing environmental restrictions. i came i than the fires make me very sad because we're losing so much territory if the forest goes we will die. p

infections are down from the peak public health experts warn the country reopened too quickly while monica yant a key have joined us from rio de janiero i thank you for joining us monica tell us what is the latest. well as you said we're now we're also nearing the 150000 deaths and that's the 2nd largest amount of deaths in the country that has the 2nd largest amount of deaths after the united states president. has always downplayed the virus although you can solve was tested positive and had to be quarantined and as of his the 1st lady and one of his sons also had the virus what happens here the new things are that they open reopening schools gradually private schools. carnival has been suspended it should have been in february it will not happen but some rounds which is which are places for people for go together and they just dance on the streets those are allowed right now many people it's been a very very hot month temperatures. reaching 40 degrees centigrade which is extremely high for this time of the year year so the people beaches were packed right now we're on the beach but it's at ni

ferriera de janeiro monica yant a kid has more on the vaccines being tested. the one that is ahead of all is of the chinese one produced by sue nowak and it's called corona vacuum has already been tested on 9001000 people they've received 2 doses and it's proved to be safe with very little side effects but what they really are worried now is to see how effective it is and i've spoken to a researcher who said that they are expecting that scene's to be like 50 percent 60 percent effective not 100 percent brazil also is testing it's also working with the russians on the russian vaccine which they hope to have by the end of the year and also with astra zeneca so there are 3 vaccines that are expected to be in use here . bolivia's interim president has called on the apparent when of sunday's election to rule for everyone unofficial early results. won the vote his rival a former president has conceded. he's an economist and for many the man behind the konami growth. despite enormous political polarization here resurfacing bolivia's elected president promised he will

rising infection rates rio de janeiro's is easing restrictions by opening cinema in schools but as monica yant a kid reports most people have been in chlor and during the regulations anyway. there were a few men there when her son are going to the movies for the 1st time in almost 7 months with an added bonus the new safety rules allow them to take off their masks to eat popcorn and curling for a moment for the better we came because it's extremely hot outside and this is the 1st day cinemas and thirty's of opened so they're still empty i'm not sure it's a good idea to be in a close space but for now it seems safer than the beach in fact they are the only ones here a sharp contrast to the world outside taking a dip in the water and exercising outdoors are allowed crowds of people without masks are not sunbathing is still for britain but this is one more rule that people have decided to ignore as spring temperatures have risen to a record 40 degrees celsius and brazil's unemployment rate has reached 14 percent beach vendors have decided to defy rio's mayor they're renting chairs and parasols ri

interesting monica yant speaking to us live from rio de janeiro many thanks. well neighboring peru has the highest death rate per capita in the well doctors and other health workers on strike demanding the best equipment to fight the spiralling outbreak the new republic reports. are going bar that in peru's capital lima health care workers are on strike. the 48 hour walkout was organized by more than 9000 doctors and other medical professionals employed by the government thing either by there are any sacrifice the doctor packs on the streets will translate into better quality of care we're not asking for a pay rise what we're asking for is already demonic for by law and what is an all job. protests over poor working conditions and a shortage of medical supplies began on tuesday as peru's president met at the visited the national university in san marcos where the 1st clinical trials potential coby 1000 vaccine or being helped to give we're not here when we are ending phase 3 and it's good through was one of the few countries chosen by sign a form to carry out

that's the creative arts pandemic plunges more people into poverty that number is only set to rise monica yant here as this report. there's no shortage of healthy food in this bustling street market in rio de janeiro a covert 1000 pandemic may have crippled brazil's economy but it still produces enough to feed one 6th of the earth's population something president shade balsam model made a point of reminding world leaders at this year's u.n. general assembly. up is that despite the international crisis brazil's agricultural production never stops and we produce enough to feed 1000000000 people. yet more than 10000000 brazilians experience of their food insecurity according to government data just released by the brazilian institute of geography and statistics and that was before the coronavirus pandemic now the situation is worse families are you living in poverty has always been a problem in brazil but the poor were invisible the pandemic is showing how his truth ace and i cloud used to organize tourism events in austria she returned to brazil for short his it but ended up staying to work as a

than 30 percent of all coronavirus related deaths worldwide and nearly 30 percent of infections monica yant a q has more from rio de janeiro people here have or are acting as if brazil had already.

surround 143002nd only to the united states more than 4700000 infections have been reported in brazil monica yant a kid is in rio de janeiro she says the government has downplayed the pandemic. people here have are acting as if brazil had already discovered the vaccine there are they're not social distancing it's been very it's been a very hot season it's winter here in brazil but it's it's really hot and people have been crowded going to the beaches everywhere not wearing masks just going to bars and restaurants there are parties in many of the slums in brasilia the favelas there's parties everywhere basically and to so it's people have not been taking the necessary measures to protect themselves from a virus that has killed 40000 people in just 2 months these past 2 months it's a very confusing situation because you have the federal government has always downplayed the virus president variable so not only has called it a little flu although he had it and he recovered fast and he doesn't wear a mask so he sets an example. people in the government don't wear masks either so and every state has a

than 30 percent of all coronavirus related deaths worldwide and nearly 30 percent of infections monica yant a q has moved from rio de janeiro. people here have are acting as if brazil had already discovered the vaccine there are they're not social distancing it's been very it's been a very hot season it's winter here in brazil but it's it's really hot and people have been crowded going to the beaches everywhere not wearing masks just going to bars and restaurants there are parties in many of the slums in brasilia the favelas there's parties everywhere basically and to so it's people have not been taking the necessary measures to protect themselves from a virus that has killed 40000 people in just 2 months these past 2 months it's a very confusing situation because you have the federal government has always downplayed the virus president variable so not only has called it a little flu although he had it and he recovered fast and he doesn't wear a mask so he sets an example. people in the government don't wear masks either so and every state has a different policy people don't know if schools

data on how effective the treatment is won't be released until the trial is completed our reporter monica yant i.q. has more from rio de janeiro. the one that is ahead of all is of the chinese one produced by sue nowak and it's called corona vac it has already been tested on 9001000 people they've received 2 doses and it's proved to be safe with very little side effects but what they really are worried now is to see how effective it is and i've spoken to a researcher who said that they are expecting vaccines to be like 50 percent 60 percent effective not 100 percent brazil also is testing is also working with the russians on the russian vaccine which they hope to have by the end of the year and also with astra zeneca so there are 3 vaccines that are expected to be in use here . india's prime minister is promising vaccines will be made available to all citizens and the interim oduya urged everyone to remain vigilant and take precautions this nationwide address followed the announcement of the fewest new daily coronavirus cases nearly 3 months but experts warn numbers could peak again with a ser

in a moment we'll cross over to london to get the latest on the situation there from genoa hala monica yant of kiev is also standing by for us in rio de janiero but 1st let's go to dawson jabari who's there in tehran and this spike in the daily death toll in iran must be extremely concerning for everybody. certainly and so much so that just a short while ago on state t.v. the president hassan rouhani had his coronavirus task force meeting and it was broadcast live and one of the main messages from the president was that people need to not be alarmed there is no cause to panic but that the residents of the all the different provinces need to listen to the health officials and their warnings and their protocols that is one of the main reasons health officials believe these numbers keep increasing and an important point to highlight is that the numbers that we get from health officials to their own advice as well they are not actual true numbers they believe the real figures to be much higher than the ones they put out every day because a number of people don't actually report their symptoms o

rates rio de janeiro's mare is easing restrictions by opening cinemas theaters and schools but as monica yant here for reports many people have been ignoring the regulations anyway. that would have meant bell and her son are going to the movies for the 1st time in almost 7 months with an added bonus the new safety rules allow them to take off their masks to eat popcorn and curling for the moment but we came because it's extremely hot outside and this is the 1st day cinemas and thirty's have opened so they're still empty i'm not sure it's a good idea to be in a closed space but for now it seems safer than the beach in fact they are the only ones here a sharp contrast to the world outside taking a dip in the water and exercising outdoors are allowed crowds of people without masks are not sunbathing is still forbidding but this is one more rule that people have decided to ignore as spring temperatures have risen to a record 40 degrees celsius and brazil's unemployment rate has reached 14 percent beach vendors have decided to defy rio's mayor they're renting chairs and parasols risking a $200.00